Re: [MBZ] buying a car with a lien

2011-11-05 Thread Dieselhead
Sarcastic Wow 200K that must be really good! You know those japanese build really good stuff! /sarcastic Sheesh, any ol dog van will go 250k to 350k with only moderate care. And then it is usually the auto trans that craps out. They cost less, are more plentiful, parts are easy to find in

Re: [MBZ] buying a car with a lien

2011-11-05 Thread Allan Streib
Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com writes: If you can find a well-maintained 2000 grand caravan/TC, it will be better, cheaper and probably last longer. I have not driven any of the 01-07 vans, but I know that compared to the 08up dogde vans, the 2000 is better feel and more comfortable to

Re: [MBZ] buying a car with a lien

2011-11-05 Thread Mountain Man
Mitch wrote: AFAIK, every one of those left the factory with a roll cage. Yes. This one had added cage elements beside the factory cage. The ones that made us want one as we drove past the dealer were much more complicated and capable than our early '70's bucket. Fun. mao

Re: [MBZ] buying a car with a lien

2011-11-04 Thread Allan Streib
It's a 2003. Friend who is a mechanic at a Honda dealer said it's a good one, should be good for at least 200K miles with routine maintenance. Allan On Thursday, November 03, 2011 7:43 PM, John Freer mbfo...@gmail.com wrote: Allan, it varies from State to State. Safest thing to do is to

[MBZ] buying a car with a lien

2011-11-03 Thread Allan Streib
Looking at a Honda Odyssey for sale near here. Wish MB had something in that class here. Sprinter is too big. Anyway, the owner has a loan on the car and I'm not sure how this is normally handled. Ideally I'd think we close the sale at the lender's office, pay them off, I get the title with a

Re: [MBZ] buying a car with a lien

2011-11-03 Thread Dan Penoff
The stealership or the owner have to arrange a release of the lien at the time of sale. The lien holder gets his nut, signs the release line in the title where the lien is recorded, and you get a clear title conveyed to you. If you know who the lender is, call them and ask how they handle it.

Re: [MBZ] buying a car with a lien

2011-11-03 Thread Mountain Man
Allan wrote: Looking at a Honda Odyssey for sale near here. Did anyone else here ever own a Honda Odyssey from the '70's? Fun quad 250cc honda. Previous owner installed full roll cage. We had fun riding it in the moose pasture east of Colorado Springs. Odd that Honda recycled that name to a

Re: [MBZ] buying a car with a lien

2011-11-03 Thread Mountain Man
Allan wrote: I just want to be sure that the loan gets paid and I get a clear title. JohnF who reads here also mb4me or somesuch - he had similar problem with an MB dealer and AutoNation. He finally had Montvale working for him and got things moving quickly for him. I guess what you say can

Re: [MBZ] buying a car with a lien

2011-11-03 Thread Mitch Haley
Mountain Man wrote: Allan wrote: Looking at a Honda Odyssey for sale near here. Did anyone else here ever own a Honda Odyssey from the '70's? Fun quad 250cc honda. Previous owner installed full roll cage. We had fun riding it in the moose pasture east of Colorado Springs. Odd that Honda

Re: [MBZ] buying a car with a lien

2011-11-03 Thread G Mann
You need to open an Escrow with the lien holder named. When the lien holder gives you clear title and written release of ALL LiENs against the subject auto by VIN number, your money goes to them through the Escrow company. That way, everyone is protected, including the seller. If you don't

Re: [MBZ] buying a car with a lien

2011-11-03 Thread Peter Frederick
That would be my advice. Peter On Nov 3, 2011, at 6:35 PM, Allan Streib wrote: Looking at a Honda Odyssey for sale near here. Wish MB had something in that class here. Sprinter is too big. Anyway, the owner has a loan on the car and I'm not sure how this is normally handled. Ideally I'd

Re: [MBZ] buying a car with a lien

2011-11-03 Thread John Freer
Allan, it varies from State to State. Safest thing to do is to meet with the Seller at his bank where the loan is and they will handle the paperwork. By the way, have you checked out the AT? Neighbor just bought a new 2011 Odyssey and transmission failed with 800 miles from new. Web search

Re: [MBZ] buying a car with a lien

2011-11-03 Thread kevin kraly
I had a neighbor who had one. I never got to ride it, but it sure looked fun as he drove it down the street to test it out one day. Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list